23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Hard work is a scriptural tenet.
Laziness, on the other hand, is repudiated.
#hardwork #work #brings #profit #meretalk #talk #leads #poverty
22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?
But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wicked are lost because they are not on the Narrow Path.
The Righteous walk the Narrow Path with kindness and fealty.
#plot #evil #go #astray #plan #good #find #love #faithfulness
21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Your only choice is to Love your neighbor.
For the entire law is fulfilled
in keeping this one command:
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
Get a blessing from helping the needy.
But when you give to the needy,
do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing,
Matthew 6:3 (NIV)
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20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The poor are rejected.
The rich are befriended.
This is flawed behavior to be eschewed.
#the_poor #shunned #their_neighbors #the_rich #many_friends #friends #neighbors #poor
19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Empty darkness cannot penetrate the light.
The Wicked will capitulate to the Righteous.
#bow_down #gates_of_the_righteous #evildoers #good #wicked #presence #bow #gates #righteous
